Fans of the ghostbusters movie we'll all know him as doctor. Harold -- the man who made millions of people laugh died early this morning he was only 69 years old. And it suffered for years from an autoimmune disorder in addition to his acting -- Amos had tremendous success. As a comedy writer and director his big break came in 1978 when he wrote national anthems animal house. From there he began to collaborate with Bill Murray writing caddy shack. And ghost busters as well as Groundhog Day. He is survived by a wife and three children.

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